By LINDSAY WHITEHURST, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A split Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear a challenge to a state ban on assault weapons, semiautomatic rifles that are popular among gun owners and that have also been used … Continued
By STAN CHOE, Associated Press Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are drifting on Monday, as momentum slows following their sprint through May, which was their best month since 2023. The S&P 500 was 0.1% lower in early … Continued
By SAM McNEIL, Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The European Union on Monday said it is preparing “countermeasures” against the United States after the Trump administration’s surprise tariffs on steel rattled global markets and complicated the ongoing wider tariff … Continued
By MEHMET GUZEL, Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — Delegations from Russia and Ukraine met Monday in Turkey for their second round of direct peace talks in just over two weeks, although expectations were low for any significant progress on ending … Continued
By MARK SHERMAN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The sequence of events is familiar: A lower court judge blocks a part of President Donald Trump’s agenda, an appellate panel refuses to put the order on hold while the case continues … Continued
By JOSH BOAK, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump faces the challenge of convincing Republican senators, global investors, voters and even Elon Musk that he won’t bury the federal government in debt with his multitrillion-dollar tax breaks package. … Continued